Books with author William Roy Brownridge

Danny and his friends, Anita, Petou and Marcel, are typical youngsters―hockey mad. Danny's disability means that he can’t wear skates, but his leather moccasins work just fine and earn him the name “Moccasin Danny.” When a town team is formed, the friends are overjoyed, but only Marcel is picked for the team. Will Danny get the chance to prove that even though he can’t wear a pair of skates, he can still play the game? Originally released over a decade ago, The Moccasin Goalie is the first of three books in a well-loved series that includes The Final Game and Victory at Paradise Hill.

Danny and his friends, Anita, Petou and Marcel, are typical prairie youngsters—hockey mad. The four are always playing road hockey or involved in a game of shinny on the community rink. One day a town team, the Wolves, is formed. The friends are overjoyed, but when the time comes to choose the team, only Marcel is picked. The other three friends are not chosen; Anita is a girl, Petou is too small and Danny cannot skate. It is the biggest disappointment of Danny's life. But near the end of the season, the regular goalie is injured and Danny is asked to replace him. If the Wolves can win the game, they will make the playoffs! This is Danny's chance to prove that even though he can't wear a pair of skates, he can still play the game. The Moccasin Goalie is the first of three books in a series. Book two is The Final Game Book three is Victory at Paradise Hill

Danny and his friends Petou and Anita live for hockey. So when they are asked to join the Wolves late in the season, they are determined to do their best for the town team. Some of the players, however, start to grumble about the latecomers. Travis, the Wolves' best forward, calls them "the wimps" and makes sure they are ignored on the ice. With the final game of the season looming, Travis is hogging the puck and the Wolves are no longer playing as a team. Danny's older brother is a star winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and he's home to rest an injury. Can he inspire the players to work together again? And will "the wimps" finally get a chance to show what they can do to help the team? In this sequel to the immensely popular The Moccasin Goalie, Danny and his friends face the biggest challenge ever.

Danny, star of William Brownridge's two bestsellers The Moccasin Goalie and The Final Game, is back with his friends Anita and Petou, his dog Bingo, and his brother Bob, who plays for the Maple Leafs. Danny and Anita have been turned out of the league and Bob has come home under mysterious circumstances. On the way back from a local tournament, Bob reveals his secret, and Danny must put aside his own troubles to seek a way to help his brother.

I had four best friends. We lived for hockey. I was the goalie. I had a crippled leg and foot, so I couldn't wear skates. But my leather moccasins were fine. I was quick and could slide across the goalmouth really fast. They called me Moccasin Danny. Danny and his friends, Anita, Petou and Marcel, are typical prairie youngsters hockey mad. The four are always playing road hockey or involved in a game of shinny on the community rink. One day a town team, the Wolves, is formed. The friends are overjoyed, but when the time comes to choose the team, only Marcel is picked. The other three friends are not chosen; Anita is a girl, Petou is too small and Danny cannot skate. It is the biggest disappointment of Danny's life. But near the end of the season, the regular goalie is injured and Danny is asked to replace him. If the Wolves can win the game, they will make the playoffs! This is Danny's chance to prove that even though he can't wear a pair of skates, he can still play the game. Born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, and now living in Calgary, Alberta, William Brownridge grew up steeped in the hockey culture that is the lifeblood of any small Canadian town. A graduate of the Alberta Institute of Technology and Art, Bill has worked in graphic design, producing work for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and, more recently, designing the new uniforms for the NHL Calgary Flames. In 1976 he was awarded a Canada Council grant to paint and draw the disappearing railroad architecture of the Prairies. Based on his love for hockey and his own childhood experiences as a moccasin goalie, this is Bill's first book for children. The Moccasin Goalie is the first of three books in a series. Book two is The Final Game Book three is Victory at Paradise Hill

Author/ illustrator of the best-selling children’s book trilogy ‘The Moccasin Goalie’, Bill Brownridge has a new picture book: ‘A Prairie Boy’. With a story that opens your eyes, and artwork that opens the rest of your senses, Brownridge reveals a new world to kids with his thick ‘pointillism’ paintings presented in wow-ly colorful double-page spreads. For Tony LaDrew, living on the farm with his grandparents is a lonely life. He only has his pony Trix and his dog Bingo for company. And as a Metis boy, it isn’t easy making friends. But playing hockey makes all the difference to Tony - whether on a slough, on a road, or on a rink – he loves the action. Swooping down the ice is like flying, like another world. Too bad his grandfather doesn’t like hockey. On top of that, there’s a local tough guy giving him problems. At every turn, Tony seems to face another challenge. And now, with his big chance to join the team coming up, he has to take drastic action. * * * Brownridge opens a new dimension to kids with his impressionist paintings of kids at play. His application of dabs and dollops of ‘fat’ acrylic paint in the Van-Gogh technique of pointillism accentuate tone and dimension, the vivid swathes of colour and diagonals exclaim action, while the moody blends heighten the wideness of the world and us in it. As the books says, it’s like another world. And the door’s open. Take a step. Imagine reading a picture book together. You and your boy and girl look at the pictures together, take turns reading the words, compare words to pictures, talk about the people and the story. And then you talk about the ‘art’. But is it art or just funny drawings and amateur scribblings, it’s hard to tell. For once it’s nice to have the real deal. Real fine art. With Brownridge, a renowned Canadian artist with galleries across the country, with his introduction of fine art into the picture book, he opens the door to talk about color and texture, light and shadow, style and theme, feelings and fears and awe and wonder – using kid’s language, of course, so they can understand. You see, that’s the learning part, your exchange – the talking. The book doesn’t teach. It’s you and her, and him, you’re all teachers, all learners. Take a step. * * * 'The Moccasin Goalie', Brownridge’s first children’s book, was chosen to be used in the Northwest Territories Literacy Council Books in the Home Program, a literacy program sponsored by the Canadian Federal Government.“The combination of a warm, affirming story and fine illustration makes [Moccasin Goalie] a book for all collections serving young listeners and readers. Highly recommended.” (Dave Jenkinson 1995; Manitoba Library Association)"This book (Moccasin Goalie) is highly recommended both for its positive message and for its joyous celebration of youthful pastimes." "The pointillist technique used to depict ice and snow gives the pictures a scintillating, sparkling effect." (Canadian Children's Literature 1995-10-01)"Brownridge's full-colour paintings...powerfully capture both the biting cold of prairie winters and the eye-dazzling brightness of the season's days." "The combination of a warm, affirming story and fine illustration makes this a book for all collections serving young listeners and readers." (CM Magazine 1995-11-24)"Makes a nice read-aloud book as well as a read-by-myself book for early readers. It contains beautiful, big, full-color illustrations that add feeling to this emotional story." (Christian Library Journal 1996-09-01)

Kit Kinaci is a Cree teenager, and an orphan, who lives with his grandmother in Moosonee­ - a northern Ontario settlement. Living for hockey, Kit has exceptional talent, and when that talent is recognized by a minor league coach, he struggles to merge the world of competitive hockey with the other elements of his life­ - wanting to stay true to his Gram, overcome the hardships in his life, and play well in a desperate bid to win the Championship.